The tone can be jarring, but it has too many seasoned performers to be bad.
What it's about
Lydia (Lisa Kudrow) and Paul (Ray Romano) put their house on the market, but as potential buyers learn more about their home, the more secrets they uncover.
The take
It takes a while to adjust to the unevenness of No Good Deed, especially if you’re not familiar with director Liz Feldman’s previous work (another Netflix show, Dead to Me). But once you get used to its darkly comic tone, No Good Deed proves to be an engaging and layered ensemble show. We follow multiple couples with their own secrets and relatable relationship woes. One is grieving a lost child, the other is navigating an affair, and two others are expecting children. What ties them all together is their desire to own a specific house in Los Feliz; a house that bore witness to a mysterious and violent crime scene that will keep you hanging till the final episode. It’s gripping that way, and at 30 minutes per episode, it also makes for an easy binge.
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